Liposuction: Stories

Oh my surgery is booked for January 15...nervous as usual. But Arnica gel and tablets work well for bruising and Emu oil for lotion for healing as I used that 6 years ago. Plus hate the garment with zippers but it does work.

Don't have loose skin as my doc was conservative so as to avoid that. I've only had 1 child 23 yrs ago. He took more off my flanks/low back than upper back. I had fat transfer to my face & buttocks. My face is rather rectangular & the fat helped to soften & give me some cheeks. Unfortunately it's about 70% gone, never know what's going to take. Looked great in my lower lip too but think that's mostly gone now. Heard it doesn't take well in the lips as were constantly moving them. Where it stayed the best was my butt. I like the result there. You might ask your surgeon about mixing some of your own blood stem cells with the fat stem cells. Their doing what is called a Vampire Facelift & that's where they mix the patients fat & blood under the premise that the more stem cells in an area the better the take/staying power.

I had fat transfers done in my .facelift in the nasal labial folds and under the eyes. It worked really well and its been 8 months. I think he overfilled so now it looks very natural.

Just replied to your comment to lagata regarding help with getting the compression garment on & off, but the delivery failed so I cut & pasted it to here: Hi Linda, Sorry I haven't taken time to update my review just been soo busy with Holiday stuff. I had my surg on a Tu., chk back on Wed., then took the garment off on Th. to shower. I don't really remember my husband helping me get it off. I did lay down as I was advised to the first time I unzipped & unsnapped it. They say to wait a couple minutes after that then sit on the edge of the bed to make sure you don't get light headed & pass out. I didn't. I think I was able to get it back on as well with minimal assistance. The're were hooks & eyes about every 2" on each side then zip up over that. I recomend some kind of padding along the zippers otherwise when you lay on your side they tend to dig in. It's not that you'll need help so much it just takes time. It's a process to dress & undress for a while after surg. For me the 2 days after were the worse then by day 3 I was taking the dogs for a walk. Slowly & cautiously of course but at least I was out & about. Started back into my workout routines 3 wks. after surg. I was careful & am still not back into my full running schedule but I'm getting there! I'll try to update my review on Tues. Don't know that any further pics are necessary. I think I might have a bit less swelling but probably wouldn't be noticeable in pics. Am relly impressed with how small the incisions were & how minimal the scaring is. You really have to look to see them & I'm just 6 wks out. He didn't stitch them just used a surgical tape that I left on for the first 3-5 days. If you have any specific ?'s feel free to ask & I will try to address ASAP Good-Luck! I don't think you'll regret it. I don't! .

Maybe it would help to know I only used the pain meds for about the 5 days after surg then switched to just Tylenol so I could drive when I needed to. I did get a Rx for Ambien to aide in sleeping at nite. He gave me a Rx for 10 mg & I'd cut them in half. 5mg works just a s well for me.

Sorry I wasn't clearer. Just updated my review so check it out. Had surgery yesterday 10/23. Thanks!

I had surgery same day! Hope you are well.

Hi, glad to share my exp. & be of help. My abs r strong, I have good muscle tone, just buried under the menopausal build-up, & I don't want the scar or recuperation of a TT. My husband is fine with how I am now & I don't plan on wearing a bikini again, being age appropriate does have its place :) I forgot to mention in the orig. post I am having Fat Transfer done to my face (labial folds & wherever else he deems appropriate) & my buttocks (to help minimize the look of the sagging skin). Any leftover quality fat will be frozen & stored for touch-up purposes. FTs never take a 100%. Depends on if the fat can create a blood supply for itself. The 10,000 includes the surgery center, $3,000 & surgeon $7,000. He didn't mention the amount he would remove in terms of lbs. I've heard liters & cc's mentioned but that's Greek to me. Don't expect your scale to reflect a 6-8# weight decrease as you will be bloated from the IV & fluid injected into your adipose tissue. Don't feel hesitant to ask any ?'s of your surgeon. They should be willing to answer any ?'s or concerns prior to help but you at ease. You should know the technique he'll be using traditional Lipo, Laser, or RFAL~RadioFrequency Assisted Lipo or some combination of these & why. Also in my research found PSs generally use 1 of these methods for fluid injected into the tissue to be removed Wet, Super-Wet, Tumescent. To a degree the better informed you are the more comfortable you'll be about your decision. Although there comes a point where as Ben Franklin said, "If you don't read the paper, you're uninformed. If you do read the paper, you're misinformed." & there's a lot of crap out there on the Internet, I nearly drove myself crazy. Since you're already booked that indicates you feel comfortable with your PS so feel free to ask your ?'s. They should not feel threatened by you're inquiries. I will try to update as much as I can. Shalom (& no I'm not Jewish just love the richness of the meaning of the word. Google it)